Here's what you need to know. mescioglu/Getty Images Quince is an ancient fruit that is so old, many people believe it was actually the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden—it’s even older than the ...

While no one says “easy as quince pie,” preparing this tart, aromatic fruit is a labor of love that’s well worth the effort. zi3000 / Getty Images Take one sniff of a ripe quince and you’ll never ...

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a small deciduous tree or large shrub in the Rosaceae family. The quince fruit, called a pome, is somewhat similar in appearance to a pear or golden apple. The tree can be ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to eat a Quince. This easy baked quince recipe is a great ...

Ancient Romans gave quinces to their lovers as a sign of commitment. Greeks believed quince to be a gift from Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Some scholars believe that quince was the original “apple” ...

You’ll have to lean in. It takes a good knife and the crush of your body weight to cut into quince, that tough and hard-to-handle fruit that some food writers have described as knobby, gnarly, even ...

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the “forbidden fruit.” Commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was actually a quince. The quince’s Mideast origin, as well as its fuzzy, daffodil-yellow ...

Although quince has been around for centuries, this fruit is not widely known here in the states. Looking like a large lumpy fuzzy lemon, quince has been demoted to a “specialty” fruit. Quince fruit ...

A coveted quince may have started the Trojan War. Greek lore says quince was the golden apple that the love goddess Aphrodite coveted. Aphrodite devised a scheme that enticed the mortal Paris to ...

Neglected for decades, the quince seems an improbable candidate for revival today, when consumers demand sweet, ready-to-eat fresh fruit. Why is it, then, that in recent years three books of quince ...

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the “forbidden fruit.” Though it is commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was a quince. The quince’s Mideast origin, as well as its fuzzy, ...